Liberal Reforms Flashcards
What were the causes of poverty?
- poor housing
- low wages
- unemployment
- illness- couldn’t earn
- irregular work
- little help
In the 1890s what was the common view of the causes of poverty?
That the cause of poverty was blamed on the individual for being idle and not trying to find jobs
In the 1980s what were the ways of finding help for poverty?
Workhouses and charities
What percentage of people lived around the poverty line?
28-31%
What did booth and rowntree prove?
That poverty was cased by many factors
What was the changing opinion on poverty in the 1900’s?
That poverty wasn’t the poor’s fault and the government should give help
What work did Charles Booth do to help poverty?
He studied poverty in London, finding out that the causes were mainly unemployment, illness and retirement, and he published his findings in poverty maps and 17 volumes of ‘Life and Labour of the people in London’
- 1889-1902
What did Seebohm Rowntree do to help poverty?
He studied poverty and causes in York and published his findings on poverty lines and in ‘Poverty: A study of Town life’-1901
When was the Boer War?
In 1899
Why did the Boer War create greater awareness of poverty?
Half of those who volunteered to fight in South Africa were unfit, as they had been fed so badly as children that they hadn’t grown properly. This became an issue for the government as poverty was affecting their contribution to the war.
What were reasons for the liberal reforms?
- Churchill and Lloyd George believed in reform
- competition with the newly formed Labour Party
- increasing pressure on the government
When were the Labour Party formed?
1906
How many seats did the liberals and labour win in the 1910 election?
Labour- 42
Liberals- 272
When was the old age pensions act introduced?
1908
How much did people receive from old age pensions?
5s a week and 7s6d for couples
